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as in parasite
a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return
the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers, since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits
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as in vampire
a person who habitually preys upon others
a sleazy lawyer who had a reputation for being a shyster, an ambulance chaser, and an all-around bloodsucker
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Recent Examples of bloodsucker
Oh, and a trio of baddie bloodsuckers from another coven are also interested in taking a bite.
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Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
This Reagan-era standout brought the over-the-top gore but also plenty of camp in a coming-of-age story with teens becoming bloodsuckers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Dress as your own unique bloodsucker and paint the Alameda Elks Lodge red.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
With all of that in play, the vampire may seem hardly necessary, but Jones uses his unique spin on the bloodsucker to trace the hard legacy of Manifest Destiny and the excavation of Indigenous American culture.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
This Reagan-era standout brought the over-the-top gore but also plenty of camp in a coming-of-age story with teens becoming bloodsuckers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Dress as your own unique bloodsucker and paint the Alameda Elks Lodge red.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
With all of that in play, the vampire may seem hardly necessary, but Jones uses his unique spin on the bloodsucker to trace the hard legacy of Manifest Destiny and the excavation of Indigenous American culture.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodsucker
Noun
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These conditions can facilitate the spread of viruses, bacteria and parasites.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rescue teams quickly mobilized and began efforts to retrieve and assess the pigeons, which will each require veterinary evaluations, medication, and parasite treatment.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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While the film features a love triangle, Bella is notably the only human in the mix, while Edward is a vampire and Taylor Lautner's Jacob Black is a werewolf.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The network has given a series order to Eternally Yours, a show about a family of vampires.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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These lawsuits represent the cases of children around the country who are alleged to have been groomed by predators on Roblox.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Great white sharks were seen as apex predators, so many people struggled to see them as prey for orcas.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Bloodsucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodsucker. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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